The preschoolers have been hard at work during the month of
January! We opened up the listening center where the children could listen to
stories being read to them. This has been a pretty popular area! We also spent
some time understanding the different parts of a book and the roles of the
author and illustrator.
During Jesus time, we looked at a couple stories from the
Bible. We first reviewed the Three Wiseman’s Visit to Baby Jesus, and then went
into Simeon and Anna. The preschoolers learned about parables and how these
stories show us how much God loves us. The parable of the prodigal son was examined. The preschoolers are also working on learning
the Pledge to the Cross. We have been practicing this daily following the
Pledge of Allegiance.
A few new letter friends stopped by our classroom these past
couple of weeks to meet the preschoolers. These included Mr. I – Impossible
Inches, Mr. C – Colossal Cap, and Ms. E – Exercise Energy.
Seatwork time involved various activities. We worked on
tracing, drawing lines to match shapes, the alphabet, as well as cutting and
pasting.
We have been very creative during art time. We started out
the month by making recycled snowmen and ice cream cones. The preschoolers used
cars to paint the letter C. Then we moved on to working on our caterpillars to
complete our Very Hungry Caterpillar story board. Please check out the board
outside of the classroom! We also spent a day working with play dough.
We have been having fun with snack time as usual! We created
caterpillars using grapes, strawberries and pretzels. Then we wrapped up the
Very Hungry Caterpillar story by enjoying butterfly snacks in the morning, and frosted
cookies with M&M’s in the afternoon.
Thanks again for allowing us to share the love of Jesus with
your child!